Wall tile covering



'April 19, 1932. HQ sTKi-:N

WALL TILE COVERING Filed June 27, 1931 7, afd a 10`,

Iii/#Mahn HHM m Patented Apr. 19, 1 932 PMEN'rl OFFICE HUBER'r s'rKE'N,oFfWUPPERTAL-LANGERFELD. GERMANY WALL TILE- covERINe, u y

Applicationy mea June 27, 1931, serial No. 547,323, an@ in sammylFebruary 24, 193e.

This invention relates to a wall tileI covering of hard stoneware o rsimilar material and consists inthat the tiles have depressions in theirrear side, and that a support to be fixed on the Wall has projectingpress button like connecting means so that if a tile is placed onto thesupport its depressions come into contact with the connecting means ofthe support and a clamping connection is 1,0 established.. Such pressbutton likeconnecting means may also be provided inthe depressions inthewall tile, the connecting means of the support fitting the saine.According to a modified form of construction the connecting-means in thedepressionsv of the wall tile project from these depressions and thesupport has cut out portions or bent out flaps, in which the projectingparts of i the inserted connecting means of the tiles can 23 be engaged.

The advantage of this wall tile covering consists in that cach tile canbe separately eX- changed and the ,fitting can beeffected quickly andwithout any accessory means or preparations.

Several embodiments of the invention are illustrated by way of examplein the accom panying drawings in which :A l Fig. l shows in verticalcross section one form of construction.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of a second form A of construction.

Fig. 3 shows av third form of construction also in verticalcross-section. Fig. 4 shows in front elevation a support o for theconstruction shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 shows in vertical cross section a fourth form of construction. i

Fig. 6 is a similar viewof a fifth form of construction.

Fig. 7 shows in front elevation a support for the constructionillustrated in Fig. 6.

Each wall tile a has in its rear -side a plurality of depressions b,preferably of circular cross-section. For example four such depressionsare 'provided on each tile arranged in a square. y'

The depressions are preferably Wider towards the bottom end, but mayalso be cylindrical and reinforced with .metal inserts.

The support 'c ispreferably madeof rolla-ble material and has pressbutton like heads so shaped rand distributed over the entire surface ofthe support that the4 depressions of the tiles fit thereon and can bepressed onto the heads the heads being thereby yclamped in thedepressions to securely hold the tiles. The support may also consistof'astripdesigned for one row of tiles and at first fixed separately onthe wall. Moreover the' tiles can be fitted onthe support before thesame is fixed on the wall. The press-button like heads of the supportmay be of various shapes. Metallic press-button'like connecting partscan also be inserted in the depressions in the tiles a-dapted to fit onthe'heads on the support.

fixed on the wall carries at corresponding points resilient press buttonlike heads e. The Sleeves d may also be made resilient by incisions intheir wall. The sleeves d of the tiles are pressed onto the heads e andthus tightly adhere to the support c. The heads e may also engagedirectly into the depressions in the tiles and in this instance the detpressions are preferably made conical by widening towards their bottomend, for example as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

In the form of construction illustrated in Fig. 2 the connecting -partson the support c are constructed as sleeves 7 which fit in the sleeves0l of the tilesand clamp therein.

In the form of construction according to Fi 3 the two connecting partsare provided in the tiles. T he .sleeves d inserted in the depressions Zof the tiles are pressed into the sleeves f so that the 4sleeves f stillproject slightly from the sleeves d. Both sleeves have a flanged edgeand a. gap remains between these fianged edges. The support is made ofstronger material, for example of sheet metal, or it is covered with arigid cover g. In'the support cut out portions h are provided at thepoints registering Vwith each of .the depressions in the tile, so thatit is possible to insert the fianges of the sleeves f in these cutoutportions h. The

connecting parts d, f are fitted on the lower edge of the cut outportions h by means of the gap between the two flanges of a pair ofsleeves d, f. In this form of construction it is also sufficientfonly toinsert asingle connecting part in the depressions of the tiles, forexample a sleeve z', as shown in Fig. 5.

Thedepressions b widen towards their bottom end, and the/sleeves z' areincised and `spread apart in the depressions. The flange of the sleevesprojects so far from the plane of the tile, that a gap is formed betweenthe tile and the ange, and the tiles are applied "HUBERT STKEN.

with this gap on the lower edge of the cut out portion L, as illustratedin Fig. 3.

In the form of construction shown in Fig. 6 the suspension gaps areformed in a similar manner to the rconstruction shown in Figs. 3 or 5 bythe sleeves z' inserted in the depressions in the plate.` In the supportc-g flaps c are bent'out at suitable points and form a supportingbearing for the projecting sleeve parts. These iaps k may be j formed ascontinuous strips so that the-tiles can be arranged side by side andpushed together. Other press-button like forms of construction of theconnecting parts are possible. The invention covers all such metal partsinserted in depressions in wall tiles, for example sleeves, spring ringsand the like and corresponding press-in parts, slot-s or projectingparts on the support.

I claim 1. In a wall tile covering of `hard ston'ev ware and likesubstances, the combination of tiles having in their rear sidedepressions, a support adapted to be ixed on the wall, and pressbutton-like lconnecting means on said support adapted to be fixed in thedepressions in said tiles and to clamp therein when said tiles arepressed against said support.

2. In a wall tile covering of hard stoneware, the combination of tileshaving depressions in their rear side, a support adapted to be fixed onthe wall, press button-like elements in the depressions of said tiles,and counter press button-like elements on said support registering withand adapted to engage the elements inI the depressions in said tiles tohold said tiles on said support.

3. In a wall tile covering of hard stoneware the combination of tileshaving depressions in their rear side, a support adapted to be fixed onthe wall, metal sleeves in said depressions, and press button-likeresilient sleeves on said support adapted to engage and clamp thesleeves in said depressions.

4. In a wall tile covering of hard stone ware, thecombination of tileshaving depresslons in their rear side, a support adapted to be fixed onthe vWall having slots, press button-like sleeves in and projecting fromsaid depressions, anda jliange on each of said sleeves adapted to engageintheslots of said

